PS Magazine - JANUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 410
JANUARY 1987
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crewmen wilL b interested In this item:
Do not store ±5MM ammo
UndeREth the prsonNeL heaTr
duct if there is dAage to ²he
dc,
³´on or µP.
T
damage might Let Bare metaL
touch the ammo ¶x·
r-±²:1
¸he heater duct insuLa¹on
1:·
.i³· ´µ¶¸¸¸
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ºakes a Lot of wear and
t
as
Never store ammo under the heater
ammo Boxes are Load»d and
duct if insulation is Torn or missing
U¼oaded, so kee½ an eye on it.
.
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¸he tem¾ratUres on the duct su¿face can reach 60° F Àf the ÁsuLaº1on 1s
missiNg. ¸hat's hot enough to meLt the ½Lastic ammo Box and cause the Âmo
iÃide the ¶x to reach ÄÅ°FÆ
Stacking ammo Çoxes u½s the danger-the cLoser the hotterÈ Ét 30°F Êr more
than ËÌ minutes, the rounds can cOk oÍ
Do not take that chanceÎ ÏeÐrt any duct damage to your mech and kee½ aÑo
away Òom the duct unºÓ the insULation is re½airÔ or re½Lac»d.
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M992 VE´ICLµ² .¶
Sprocket Wear, NOt wearout
WoR ouº bÊre ²HeIr timeÕso woR thaº ºÖe s½×ØKets can'º b ×eve×s»Ù Ú×
tHeIr second "ÛIvesÎÜ
¸hatÝs tHe sºoryÞ crews and mechs, of drßVe s½rocKeºs on Màáâse×ães Sä
Howãtze×s aNd M9 åeLd aæIÛÛe×y ammo sç½èÛy veHßcÛeé
Énd the ×eason theyêre woë oUº ea×Ûy ãs ÛacK of atºentIon ºo wea× ìa×ís o×
îãÛure to Use a wea× gage, ïSï 4ðàÌâ0âñ8â73òÆ
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When a sprocket ¸ea¹ do¸n
to maºs, reve¹e it
No ¸ear maºs?
Use sprocket
¸ear gage, N»N
4¼½¾¿¾ÀÁ8Â73Ã
¸M ðó235Ìó3àËôàÌ and ¸M ðó235Ìõ267óàÌ require monthLy s½rocket wear
chö÷. ¸M ðõ235Ìõ3àøõ2Ìó2 and
½
ðó235Ìó267ó2Ì reqUire annuaL wear checks.
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you don't make the checkù aúd reVerse the s½rØKets when indicatÔ By wear
mark or wea¿ gageû tHe s½rØkets wear tO far üto one side of the ²eeth. ¸hat
cs
²he s½rØket to ýhOkþ ²¿acÿ end connĀtors during o¾ration. ¸he conā
nĂtors ăe damagÔ, ²rack ÛiĄ is redUcÔ and s½rØkets are Brokeną
¿
your joB and kee½ Ć eye on the s½rØkets.
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²hey are reVćrsed when the
äMCS says, youĈLL get a ĉĊ Liċetime of wear Òom them.
JAN 87
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